System and methods for kinetic rotation of a ride vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US10398991B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-03

    申请号:US15606846

    申请日:2017-05-26

    摘要: A ride system in accordance with present embodiments includes a flume providing a flow path and one or more vehicles configured to accommodate one or more passengers and configured to move along the flow path in the flume. The ride system also includes one or more objects protruding into the flow path, wherein the one or more objects are positioned in the flow path such that the one or more objects are configured to contact a vehicle of the one or more vehicles as the vehicle moves along the flow path and at a contact location on an exterior of the vehicle, wherein the contact location is spaced apart a distance from a center of mass of the vehicle to change a direction or orientation of the vehicle after the one or more objects contact the vehicle at the contact location.

    Amusement ride
    3.
    发明授权
    Amusement ride 有权
    娱乐骑

    公开(公告)号:US09005044B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-14

    申请号:US13851893

    申请日:2013-03-27

    CPC分类号: A63G31/02 A63G31/08

    摘要: Described herein is an amusement ride that includes an object that supports a passenger, a carriage that releasably supports the object, a propulsion mechanism that accelerates the carriage and the object releasably supported by the carriage up to a desired velocity, and a braking mechanism that decelerates the carriage to release the object from the carriage at the desired velocity.

    摘要翻译: 这里描述的是一种游乐设施,其包括支撑乘客的物体,可释放地支撑物体的托架,将托架和由托架可释放地支撑的物体加速到所需速度的推进机构,以及减速的制动机构 托架以期望的速度从托架释放物体。

    Powered stage wagon
    4.
    发明授权
    Powered stage wagon 失效
    动力舞台车

    公开(公告)号:US5823884A

    公开(公告)日:1998-10-20

    申请号:US877637

    申请日:1997-06-20

    CPC分类号: E04H3/28 B60P3/0252 B62D1/28

    摘要: There is described a powered stage wagon comprising a chassis; rolling support structure mounted on the chassis for engagement with a surface over which the stage wagon is to move; and first drive member mounted on the chassis and in engagement with the surface. The drive member is adapted so as to be capable of being orientated in a first direction with respect to the chassis. The stage wagon also comprises second drive member mounted on the chassis and spaced from the first drive member. The second drive member is again in engagement with the surface and capable of being orientated in a second direction with respect to the chassis. Input member are provided for receiving details of a position to which the stage wagon is to move as are computing member for calculating a travel path to enable the stage wagon to move to the position. Finally control member are provided for controlling the first and second drive member so as to move the stage wagon along the travel path.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种包括底盘的动力级货车; 滚动支撑结构,其安装在底盘上以与台车将要移动的表面接合; 以及第一驱动构件,其安装在底盘上并与表面接合。 驱动构件适于能够相对于底盘在第一方向上定向。 平台车还包括安装在底盘上并与第一驱动构件间隔开的第二驱动构件。 第二驱动构件再次与表面接合并且能够相对于底盘沿第二方向定向。 输入构件被设置用于接收载物台移动的位置的细节,作为用于计算行驶路径的计算构件以使载物台移动到该位置。 最后控制构件用于控制第一和第二驱动构件,以沿着行进路径移动平台车。

    Virtual motion programming and control
    5.
    发明授权
    Virtual motion programming and control 失效
    虚拟运动编程和控制

    公开(公告)号:US5768122A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-16

    申请号:US557308

    申请日:1995-11-14

    申请人: Bogdan Motoc

    发明人: Bogdan Motoc

    摘要: An object oriented approach to virtual motion programming utilizes generic motion identifiers such as "turn" and "accelerate" in combination with modifiers such as the start and end times, the magnitude, and the direction of the motion object to be simulated to construct universal generic motion descriptions of complex motion events. The minimal bandwidth requirements of this virtual motion programming approach enables use of MIDI communication standards for virtual reality show systems and interactive computer applications, including video games. A virtual motion controller receives generic motion descriptions and breaks down the descriptions into their constituent parts. The controller expands the generic motion identifiers into general acceleration profiles and processes the general acceleration profiles with the modifiers to generate ideal acceleration profiles that define the acceleration components for the generic motion description with reference to an ideal motion platform having unlimited mechanical movement. The controller is configured with artificial intelligence for learning the capabilities of a particular motion platform. The controller translates the ideal acceleration profiles into customized position commands for the motion platform based upon the controller's knowledge of the platform's capabilities. The controller is configured with an offset processor for optimizing the position of the platform for maximum simulation of an ideal acceleration profile in the future. Position processors configured with fuzzy logic convert the position commands from the controller into control signals for the actuator motors of the platform, and prevents the actuators from overextending.

    摘要翻译: 虚拟运动编程的面向对象方法利用诸如“转动”和“加速”之类的通用运动标识符,与诸如要被模拟的运动对象的开始和结束时间,大小和方向的修饰符组合以构建通用通用 复杂运动事件的运动描述。 这种虚拟运动编程方法的最小带宽要求使得可以使用MIDI通信标准来实现虚拟现实展示系统和交互式计算机应用,包括视频游戏。 虚拟运动控制器接收通用运动描述并将描述分解成其组成部分。 控制器将通用运动标识符扩展为通用加速度曲线,并使用修改器处理一般加速度曲线,以生成理想加速度曲线,参考具有无限机械运动的理想运动平台来定义通用运动描述的加速度分量。 控制器配置有人工智能,用于学习特定运动平台的功能。 控制器根据控制器对平台能力的了解,将理想的加速度分布转换为运动平台的定制位置命令。 控制器配置有偏移处理器,用于优化平台的位置,以便将来实现理想加速度曲线的最大模拟。 配置有模糊逻辑的位置处理器将来自控制器的位置命令转换为平台的执行器电机的控制信号,并防止执行器过度扩展。

    Attraction for entertainment rides

    公开(公告)号:US10967282B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US16593114

    申请日:2019-10-04

    摘要: The present invention relates to an amusement ride (1), such as a fairground attraction or an amusement park attraction. The attraction comprises a main carrier (10) rotatable about a first, substantially vertical axis of rotation (R1), a first drive for rotation of the main carrier about the first axis of rotation, at least one passenger carrier (20) which is rotatable about a second, substantially vertical, rotation axis (R2). The passenger carrier is attached to the main carrier at a distance from the first axis of rotation and has a second drive for rotation of the passenger carrier about the second axis of rotation. The passenger carrier is provided with one or more passenger carrier arms with a seat carrier (30) with one or more seats. Each seat carrier is rotatable about a third axis of rotation (R3), which is at an angle of substantially 30 to 70 degrees with respect to the second axis of rotation.

    Seated motion simulation amusement park attraction

    公开(公告)号:US10357722B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-23

    申请号:US15852744

    申请日:2017-12-22

    摘要: A motion simulator ride assembly including a motion base and a rider support assembly positioned beneath and coupled to the motion base. The rider support assembly includes a plurality of rider support units each including a saddle having a leading end, a tail end, and a superior surface that may support a rider in a facedown position and a restraint system that may secure the rider onto the rider support. The restraint system includes a rotating restraint having an attachment point on the saddle, and the rotating restraint may move relative to the superior surface to move the rotating restraint from an unrestrained configuration to a restrained configuration, and the rotating restraint may abut against a posterior surface of a torso of the rider when the rotating restraint is in the restrained configuration. The motion simulator ride assembly also includes a display screen that may project a simulated environment. The display screen is positioned below the motion base.